Choose your operating system to see a list of commands to test:
Task Type | Task | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
Navigation | Next element | Tab |
Previous element | Shift + Tab | |
Activate link | Enter | |
Activate button | Enter or Space | |
Forms | Check/uncheck checkbox | Space |
Select radio buttons | Space | |
Move between radios | Up / Down / Left / Right | |
Open dropdown | Alt + Down or Space | |
Navigate options | Up / Down | |
Select option | Enter | |
Close dropdown | Esc | |
Tabs and Accordions | Switch tabs | Left / Right |
Activate tab | Enter or Space | |
Expand/collapse section | Enter or Space | |
Sliders | Increase value | Up or Right |
Decrease value | Down or Left | |
Move to minimum | Home | |
Move to maximum | End | |
Larger change (if supported) | Page Up / Page Down | |
Trees and Dialogs | Navigate tree items | Up / Down |
Expand/collapse item | Right / Left | |
Close dialog | Esc | |
Scrolling | Page down | Space |
Page up | Shift + Space | |
Scroll vertically | Up / Down | |
Scroll horizontally | Left / Right |
SOURCE: Adapted from Pope Tech
Task Type | Task | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
Navigation | Next element | Tab |
Previous element | Shift + Tab | |
Activate link | Return | |
Activate button | Return or Space | |
Forms | Check/uncheck checkbox | Space |
Select radio buttons | Space | |
Move between radios | Up / Down / Left / Right | |
Open dropdown | Option + Down or Space | |
Navigate options | Up / Down | |
Select option | Return | |
Close dropdown | Esc | |
Tabs and Accordions | Switch tabs | Left / Right |
Activate tab | Return or Space | |
Expand/collapse section | Return or Space | |
Sliders | Increase value | Up or Right |
Decrease value | Down or Left | |
Move to minimum | Home | |
Move to maximum | End | |
Larger change (if supported) | Page Up / Page Down | |
Trees and Dialogs | Navigate tree items | Up / Down |
Expand/collapse item | Right / Left | |
Close dialog | Esc | |
Scrolling | Page down | Space |
Page up | Shift + Space | |
Scroll vertically | Up / Down | |
Scroll horizontally | Left / Right |
SOURCE: Adapted from Pope Tech